"An Evening With Keith Floyd"

Post by **theraven1979** » 09 Mar 2006, 10:58

I notice that Keith Floyd seems to be touring. Any one off?

"Floyd Uncorked! The Life of a Bon Viveur:
Keith Floyd
Relax with brilliant raconteur Keith over a FREE glass of wine safe in the knowledge that you'll be offered no good advice at all - but many a chuckle at scandalous tales of fun with his life-loving chums!"

Free glass of wine!!! - I`m sold!

http://www.ents24.com/web/artist/80096/Keith+Floyd.html

Jim *cookery is the new rock n roll!!!*

Organ Grinder · Post by **Organ Grinder** » 09 Mar 2006, 11:12

Oh splendid! He's 'playing' Stamford Arts Centre which is local to me. I played there last week as it goes.... now wonder if I can wangle a free ticket on the back of that gig I did.....

Floyd is my favourite chef purely for his personality - to be quite honest I always think his cooking left a lot to be desired, very messy and the sort of food a pisshead who smokes too much would make at 1am after a night on the razzle! But he's a super bloke in my book and it'd be interesting to hear what he has to say about the MiB.

Nice one Jimbo.

Post by **theraven1979** » 09 Mar 2006, 11:17

Â£15 for a ticket though I`d want him to throw in a bottle!! Like you say Grinder should be a larf - I reckon he's had an interesting life and I think he might recall a couple of Hugh/Stranglers related moments.

Jim

Post by **Skin Deep** » 09 Mar 2006, 12:49

The tour's not coming to Scotland I notice so I probably won't make it to see him. Should make for an interesting evening I think.

All power to Keith for promoting the Stranglers on his tv shows. He's the greatest tv chef for that alone in my view and his programmes were always entertaining. Only Ramsay comes close for being worth a watch. Ooo! Controversial!

adam_neil · Post by **adam_neil** » 09 Mar 2006, 12:57

Floyd's tv shows were great I thought, as far as cookery programmes go. Pisses all over Jamie Oliver and Anthony Worral Thompson etc.

Shame he doesn't do a new series.

I think the last one was Floyd In India 2001

Might go to Birkenhead but the Â£15 puts me off a bit and I don't drink wine.

jcinblack · Post by **jcinblack** » 09 Mar 2006, 14:40

Saw him last year.
A good night to be fair but you can tell all the good living has caught up with him.

Arthur Streeb-Greebling · Post by **Arthur Streeb-Greebling** » 09 Mar 2006, 14:44

Â£15 to go and listen to a pissed up Chef?
Simply just go to a local Restaurant and stand near the kitchens, it will cost yer nowt.

Organ Grinder · Post by **Organ Grinder** » 09 Mar 2006, 15:11

Yeah the price is a bit high isn't it?

I liked the way he fused the travel show with cookery - quite an innovator.

Dined at his old pub/restaurant in Cornwell when I was a real youngster, he was quite the character, some friends of ours went there once and there was a 'skirmish' whilst they waited for food... Apparently some punters were complaining about one of his young waitresses, next thing yanno Floydie appears from upstairs where he's been relaxing and pulls the table out from under the noses of the punters and shouts "now fuck off!".

He liked a drink and smoked but I think a big contributory factor to his appearance is the stroke he suffered and I recall reading on these here pages that he was the victim of an armed raid at his house recently too..... so it can't be the drink.

Post by **theraven1979** » 09 Mar 2006, 15:56

Didn`t he recently get done for drunk driving?

Jim

Post by **theraven1979** » 28 Feb 2009, 14:04

Quite a nice article from the time here:-

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/peopl ... 94629.html

Jim

Organ Grinder · Post by **Organ Grinder** » 28 Feb 2009, 22:37

Good find Jimbo.

Have you read his autobiog yet?

Post by **theraven1979** » 28 Feb 2009, 23:32

No I haven't I think I looked for it and it was out of print. Any good? I keep toying with the idea of buying some of his books.

Jim

Organ Grinder wrote:Good find Jimbo.

Have you read his autobiog yet?

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